Ok, I've got a REALLY dumb question.

I just bought a Road King that has the Harley Davidson O-Ring Shifter Pegs on it (pictured below)

The REALLY dumb question I have is: how does one take this peg off? It seems to just screw onto the shifter arm, but it spins loosely on the bolt. I can't get to the bolt because there's a cover on the end. The cover doesn't seem to come off because it's so flush that I can't even get an Xacto knife under it to pry it off. Does anyone have any experience with these accursed pegs? Help...

-Josh
AKA: Thwarted-by-the-simplest-dang-part-on-a-bike

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I believe that dang cover has got to come off there.

 

That's what I thought too, but I swear you can't get a sheet of paper down in the crack, much less a screwdriver or anything strong enough to pry it off. There's no slots, holes, or anything to assist with this as well.

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Did you try a wrench on the hex nut on the inside?
Other wise I agree that the cap must come off.

 

Take the shifter arm off the bike and if I am not mistaken there is a screwdriver end on the peg that you can get to through the threaded hole on the shifter arm. I had the HD o-ring pegs on my softail and that is how I changed it.

Good Luck.



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